1. By: Skyla Robbins & Caitlin Ramsey
Red Herring - using misleading or unrelated evidence to support a conclusion
By: Skyla Robbins
&
Caitlin Ramsey

2. Universal example
In the holocaust, people were scared of Jews because they were told that if you came around the Jews that they’d kidnap your children.

3. Act 1 Page 172
Parris: Now, Goody Ann, they only thought that there was a witch, and I am certain there be no element of witchcraft here.
Putnam: no witchcraft! Now look you, mr. Parris-
Parris: Thomas, Thomas, I Pray you, leap not to witchcraft. I know that you- you least of all, Thomas, would ever wish so disastrous a charge laid upon me we connect leap to witchcraft. They will haul me out of Salem for corruption in my house.

4. Explanation
In this quote Parris and Putnum are discussing why Betty was seen flying. It is the red herring fallacy because Betty tried to jump out the window so they concluded that she must have been possessed by a witch. The conclusion they came to was not related to the situation.

5. Act 2 Page 202 Proctor: Poppets
Elizabeth: I never kept no poppets, not since I were a girl.
Cheever: I spy a poppet, Goody Proctor.

6. Explanation
In this quote a poppet was discovered in Proctors house. This is the red herring fallacy because they accused Proctor of being a witch just because they found a poppet in her house.

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